Chapter 226

A little while earlier, Jayden had quickly walked away, pretending to be hurt by Deborah’s ‘betrayal.’

He also noticed a reporter following them closely, which meant Marie had paid someone to record everything happening to create a scandal around their breakup.

“Jayden...” Marie called out as she ran to catch up with him, grabbing his arm.

“Marie, seriously... I want to be alone,” he said, stopping to look at her, trying to hold back tears.

“No, my love, don’t cry. That woman doesn’t deserve it,” she said, moving closer to touch his face and trying to dry his tears.

This close moment was discreetly photographed, just as Marie had planned. She continued playing the role of the supportive shoulder for her beloved.

“But I loved her, and... and I thought the three of us...”

“If what you want is a family, I can give you that,” she said, taking his face in her hands.

“What...” Jayden looked at her, confused.

“Yes, Jayden, you know, all this time we’ve been apart, I never stopped th